Thank you for visiting The Dress Garden! Our goal here is simple; if you love dresses and are looking for a place where your passion for a beautiful dress meets outstanding value, you have found a home! We share your passion for dresses. That is why we created a place that would offer the quality and styles that you see in finer department stores and boutiques without the designer price tag.
It costs a small fortune these days to collect even a small wardrobe of beautiful dresses when you shop for them at traditional malls and outlets. Whether brand new, preowned or vintage, in The Dress Garden you will find that you can own many of our treasures for so much less!
We hope you will visit us often and stay for awhile when you come. Browse all of our pages and let us know what you love and what you'd like to see more of. We think you will find that we are not your ordinary garden variety dress shop! We hope to hear from you soon!
RATINGS SYSTEM
The following is the system we use to rate our items so that you will know what to expect when purchasing from us:
NEW: Brand new, tags may or may not still be attached
EXCELLENT LIKE NEW: Not new, but no obvious signs of wear
EXCELLENT: Only the faintest signs of wear if any at all
GREAT: Faint signs of wear
REALLY GOOD: Some signs of wear but garment still in really good useable condition
GOOD: Signs of wear which will be pointed out in item description
VINTAGE: Vintage items are not new and can vary greatly in their condition. Please don't expect vintage items to be in pristine condition! We will always point out in our description whether the vintage item is in excellent vintage condition or what signs of wear the vintage item may show.
MEASURING FOR THE PERFECT SIZING
All items are measured with the item laying flat. Take into account whether the item will stretch or not when determining whether the item will fit you. Fabric content information is always provided in each of our listings to assist you in determining proper fit. Be aware that tag sizes vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. One designer's size 6 is another designer's size 8. Please check not only tag sizes in our listings but the posted measurements as we will always provide those to assist you in determining proper fit. We measure each item as follows:
CHEST: From underarm seam to underarm seam across front and then doubled
WAIST: From side seam to side seam at the smallest point under chest (at waistline) and then doubled
HIPS: From side seam to side seam under waist (approximately 8 inches down from waist) and then doubled
LENGTH: From shoulder seam to hem
SLEEVE LENGTH: From shoulder seam to sleeve hem
SHOULDERS: From shoulder seam to shoulder seam across back
RISE: From waistband to inseam
INSEAM LENGTH: From inseam to pant hem
FLARE: From side seam to side seam across hem and then doubled
CARING FOR YOUR ITEMS
We offer brand new items as well as the highest quality pre-owned and vintage dresses and accessories for sale. We do not launder or dry clean previously owned items as this would result in a much higher cost for you to purchase our items. Please note that all pre-owned items should be cleaned after purchasing and before wear as they may contain signs of previous ownership. If there are any glaring signs of wear, we will always note those in our descriptions; however, an item in need of cleaning is not a flawed item as all pre-owned items should be cleaned by their new owner.
For some great information on how to keep your clothing items in top condition while getting the maximum amount of wear from them, check out this great clothing care site!
CUSTOMER SERVICE
We love to hear from you! We encourage your comments, questions and feedback. You will receive a timely and courteous response. Email us directly at Sales@TheDressGarden.com!
